Seal-press.



` No. 732,940. -PATBNTED JULY 7, 1903.

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SEAL PRESS.

APPLIOATIQN FILED Nov. 1. 1002,.

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Patented July '27,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH w. HOLLEY, or PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

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SPFCIIVVICAT-16N"forming part of Letters Patent N o. 732,940, dated July7, i903.. Application filed November l, 1902. Serial Nos 129,716. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. HOLLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State ofVirginia, have invented a new and useful Seal-Press, fication.

4 My invention relates to an improvement in seals whereby the use ofgummed wafers of colored paper in connection with seals can bediscontinued and a colored seal still be had..

My device comprises, essentially, a Seal of the ordinary kind working ina substantially rectangular casing, in the lower portion of which aninked ribbon is interposed between the Seal and the die.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved device. Fig. 2 is a view with the face-plate removed, partsbeing broken away Oras shown in section. Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesectional View. Fig. 4c is a section about on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

In the construction` of vmy improvement I employ a easing A, interiorlyrecessed, and working in guides A in said casing, is a stem B. Collars Bare positioned on the stem on either side of the lower guide-block, andcoiled around the stem between the Vguide and theV upper collar is aspring B2, bearing at one end against the guide-block and at its upperend` against the upper collar; above the casing the stem carries anantifriction roller B3, on which `bears a handle C, pivoted to thecasing at G. At the lower end of the stem in the recess of the casing isthe seal-D, which may be4 rigidly secured to the stein in any suitablemanner. At the lower end of the recess thecase is slotted on threeSides, forminga mouth E, into which the document to be sealed is placed.The part of the casing below the mouth is practically solid Aand forms abase for the device.

On either sideof theseal spoolsD are suitably mounted on pins or-studssecured on the inner wall of the casing, and below these and nearer tothe seal are the guide-pins D2, which guide the ribbon D3 as it passesfrom one spool to the othenand this ribbon may be inked with ink of anydesired color.

Above the upper collar rack-teeth B4 are of which the following is aspeciby an ordinary turn-button G2.

At its upper end formed along one side of the stem. Suitably mounted ona stub-Shaft F is a pinion F', ,which engages the teeth on the stem. Onthe outer end adjacent the pinion the shaft is reduced and is surroundedby a coiled spring F2. Mounted on the same shaft and adjacent the otherside of the pinion is the ratchet-clutch F3, and adjacent that a pulleyF, over which passes a belt or cord A similar pulley D4 is securedadjacent the spool Dl on the same side of the casing that the pinion ison, the belt or cord F5 passing over both pulleys. The pulleys arerigidly secured one to a portion of the clutch and the other to theribbonspool and may be made integral with them. In order that it may notbe necessary to take a side plate of the casing oit in order to gainaccess to the ribbon, one of these plates is cut away adjacent and abovethe transverse slot and a suitable door G is Ahinged over the Openingthus formed at G and securedat the top Beneath the seal and in the baseof the "casing below the mouth E is the die H. v The operation andInethod of using Iny device will be readily understood. The instrumenttojbe sealed `is placed in the month E, the place for the seal restingon or over the die.4 v The handle is then pressed downward, forcing thestem downland impressing the paper between the seal and die. As the stemtravels downward the pinion is revolved and through the medium of 'theclutch-pulleys and belt the ribbon is wound on one spool and unwoundfrom theother, thus bringing a fresh portion of the ribbon over the dieimmediately before the impression of the seal is made. The rack-teethare so arranged onthe Stem that movement of the ribbon `will ceasebefore the seal and die come together. As soon as the handle is releasedthe springBz, pressing against the upper collar-Bf, will` lift the stemto its normal position, and theclutchteeth are so cut that the pinionwill bear against the spring F2, whiclrwillyield and permit the pinionto rotate Without corresponding rotation oi' the pulleys and belt,whereby the ribbon moves in one direction only.

In order that papers shall not be soiled by contact with the ribbon, aplate l, cut out at IOO I', is secured in any preferred manner over thelower end of the recess of the casing, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Should it be desired to use a plain, uncolored seal, the ribbon can bedrawn to one side of the seal. Any color of ribbon can be used, and Whenthe ribbon has been entirely Wound on one spool the ribbon can beremoved and the spools either be reversed or a new ribbon Wound on.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a device of the kind described, the combination With aninteriorly-reces'sed casing, a stem slidably mounted in said casing, aseal at the lower end of the stem, spools on opposite sides of the seal,a ribbon, rack-teeth 0n one side of the stem, a pinion engaging saidrack-teeth, a handle on the casing, and means whereby movement of thepinion Will actuate the ribbon When the handle is depressed but Willpermit the ribbon to remain stationary When the handle is raised.

JOSEPH W. HOLLEY.

Vitnesses:

' W. H. JENNINGS, R. B. THOMPSON.

